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Humanity has made its first steps to colonise the Moon and exploit the resources of the asteroid belt and outer planets.During a surveying mission to find water deposits within craters on the Moon, Aldion and his team discover a covert underground structure. No-one knows who built it or why - except one man.The discovery is the flash-point that triggers the latent hostility between the now-private ... Read more

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Humanity has made its first steps to colonise the Moon and exploit the resources of the asteroid belt and outer planets.During a surveying mission to find water deposits within craters on the Moon, Aldion and his team discover a covert underground structure. No-one knows who built it or why - except one man.The discovery is the flash-point that triggers the latent hostility between the now-private
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To See the Saw Movies

Essays on Torture Porn and Post-9/11 Horror

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The Saw films, often derided by critics as "torture porn" and an excuse to show blood and gore, are the highest-grossing horror series in cinema history. In view of their hold on audiences and their controversial content, they deserve study. This first collection of fresh essays by academic authors from Europe, America and Australia addresses the cultural, religious and philosophical facets of the ... Read more

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The Saw films, often derided by critics as "torture porn" and an excuse to show blood and gore, are the highest-grossing horror series in cinema history. In view of their hold on audiences and their controversial content, they deserve study. This first collection of fresh essays by academic authors from Europe, America and Australia addresses the cultural, religious and philosophical facets of the
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Renegotiating Film Genres in East Asian Cinemas and Beyond

Edited by Lin Feng, James Aston ...

Series series East Asian Popular Culture
This book brings together nine original chapters to examine genre agency in East Asian cinema within the transnational context. It addresses several urgent and pertinent issues such as the distribution and exhibition practices of East Asian genre films, intra-regional creative flow of screen culture, and genre’s creative response to censorship. The volume expands the scholarly discussion of the ... Read more

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This book brings together nine original chapters to examine genre agency in East Asian cinema within the transnational context. It addresses several urgent and pertinent issues such as the distribution and exhibition practices of East Asian genre films, intra-regional creative flow of screen culture, and genre’s creative response to censorship. The volume expands the scholarly discussion of the
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Television, Sex and Society

Analyzing Contemporary Representations

Edited by Beth Johnson, James Aston, Dr Basil Glynn ...

Since the 1990s, the screening of sex on American, British and Asian television screens has become increasingly prolific. Considering not only the specificities of selected sexualised images in relation to popular series, this study also concerns itself with the ramifications of TV sex as well as discussing the various techniques that are used by TV producers/programme makers to establish the ... Read more

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Since the 1990s, the screening of sex on American, British and Asian television screens has become increasingly prolific. Considering not only the specificities of selected sexualised images in relation to popular series, this study also concerns itself with the ramifications of TV sex as well as discussing the various techniques that are used by TV producers/programme makers to establish the
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Hardcore Horror Cinema in the 21st Century

Production, Marketing and Consumption

by James Aston ...

The first of its kind, this study examines the exemplars of hardcore horror--Fred Vogel's August Underground trilogy, Shane Ryan's Amateur Porn Star Killer series and Lucifer Valentine's "vomit gore" films.The author begins with a definition and critical overview of this marginalized subgenre before exploring its key aesthetic convention, the pursuit of realist horror. Production practices, ... Read more

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The first of its kind, this study examines the exemplars of hardcore horror--Fred Vogel's August Underground trilogy, Shane Ryan's Amateur Porn Star Killer series and Lucifer Valentine's "vomit gore" films.The author begins with a definition and critical overview of this marginalized subgenre before exploring its key aesthetic convention, the pursuit of realist horror. Production practices,
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The Expendable Few

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by Randolph Lalonde ...

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Commander Clark Patterson and several other officers in the Freeground Military are ejected from regular service when their desire to look beyond Freeground Nation’s borders is discovered by an oppressive government. They are assigned dangerous missions by a special Intelligence Oversight Group.If Commander Patterson and his people complete these missions, they’ll gain their freedom from Oversight ... Read more

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Commander Clark Patterson and several other officers in the Freeground Military are ejected from regular service when their desire to look beyond Freeground Nation’s borders is discovered by an oppressive government. They are assigned dangerous missions by a special Intelligence Oversight Group.If Commander Patterson and his people complete these missions, they’ll gain their freedom from Oversight
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Deep War

The War with China--The Nuclear Precipice

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Series Book 18 - Dan Lenson Novels
The war against China turns dire, as the United States struggles to survive in this gripping thriller featuring Navy commander Dan LensonAfter the United States suffers a devastating nuclear attack, and facing food shortages, power outages, cyber and AI assaults, and a wrecked economy, Admiral Dan Lenson leads an allied force assigned to turn the tide of war in the Pacific, using precisely ... Read more

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The war against China turns dire, as the United States struggles to survive in this gripping thriller featuring Navy commander Dan LensonAfter the United States suffers a devastating nuclear attack, and facing food shortages, power outages, cyber and AI assaults, and a wrecked economy, Admiral Dan Lenson leads an allied force assigned to turn the tide of war in the Pacific, using precisely
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Lawful Interception

A Tor.Com Original Little Brother Story

by Cory Doctorow ...

Series series Little Brother
An all-new tale of Marcus Yallow, the hero of the bestselling novels Little Brother and Homeland -- as he deals with the aftermath of a devastating Oakland earthquake, with the help of friends, hacker allies, and some very clever crowdsourced drones."I'd recommend Little Brother over pretty much any book I've read this year." --Neil GaimanAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold ... Read more

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An all-new tale of Marcus Yallow, the hero of the bestselling novels Little Brother and Homeland -- as he deals with the aftermath of a devastating Oakland earthquake, with the help of friends, hacker allies, and some very clever crowdsourced drones."I'd recommend Little Brother over pretty much any book I've read this year." --Neil GaimanAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold
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Deus Ex: Black Light (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided prequel)

by James Swallow ...

ILLUMINATE THE SHADOWSThe year is 2029, and the shining promise of a new age of human augmentation is in ruins in the wake of the devastating ‘Aug Incident’ – a horrific catastrophe triggered by a cabal of shadowy power brokers, where millions of cybernetically-enhanced people suffered a forced psychotic break.Awakening in the aftermath of a changed world, with gaps in his memories and suspicion ... Read more

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ILLUMINATE THE SHADOWSThe year is 2029, and the shining promise of a new age of human augmentation is in ruins in the wake of the devastating ‘Aug Incident’ – a horrific catastrophe triggered by a cabal of shadowy power brokers, where millions of cybernetically-enhanced people suffered a forced psychotic break.Awakening in the aftermath of a changed world, with gaps in his memories and suspicion
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Tomahawk

A Dan Lenson Novel

by David Poyer ...

Series Book 5 - Dan Lenson Novels
The bestselling novels of David Poyer have been read by millions around the world, and The New York Times Book Review has proclaimed: "Poyer knows what he is writing about when it comes to anything on, above or below the water." Now he unleashes a heart-pounding new novel combining the thrilling elements of military intrigue, Pentagon politics, Chinese espionage and human drama in his finest work ... Read more

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The bestselling novels of David Poyer have been read by millions around the world, and The New York Times Book Review has proclaimed: "Poyer knows what he is writing about when it comes to anything on, above or below the water." Now he unleashes a heart-pounding new novel combining the thrilling elements of military intrigue, Pentagon politics, Chinese espionage and human drama in his finest work
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The Lost Ship

Science Fiction, #8

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Series Book 8 - Science Fiction
During a space jump to another solar system a space ship encounters unforeseen problems. ... Read more

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101 tips to get WORSE at Call of Duty

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101 tips on getting worse at Call of Duty online multiplayer.101 individual tips on how you can stay away from bad game play and see yourself rise up the leaderboards.Soon you'll be owning the lobbies whilst laughing at others making the same mistakes you used to.19,682 words of top quality content. ... Read more

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101 tips on getting worse at Call of Duty online multiplayer.101 individual tips on how you can stay away from bad game play and see yourself rise up the leaderboards.Soon you'll be owning the lobbies whilst laughing at others making the same mistakes you used to.19,682 words of top quality content.
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